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EA has cut the price of the full instrument edition of Rock Band – ahead of the game’s sequel’s release in September. The Instrument Edition of Rock Band will now retail for €139.99 in Europe and 109.99 in the United Kingdom on Xbox 360. The price will also apply to …
Read More »EA shows iPhone committment
Publisherâ??s mobile division working on nine titles
Read More »UK CHARTS: Tiger Woods scores a hole in one
Few will be surprised to see EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 head straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week – but most will be surprised to hear that’s the first time the Tiger has debuted in the top spot. Ten years on …
Read More »Dead Space release moved forward
EA has confirmed that its exciting new sci-fi survival horror IP Dead Space has had its UK release moved forward one week – and will now hit retail on Ocotber 24th. That’s the case for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, anyhow. The PC incarnation will still be released on …
Read More »EA, Take Two merger would ‘spell trouble’ for its development staff
Further consolidation ruins the 'ability to offer innovation and compelling titles' says impassioned report
Read More »EA and Activision dominate Q3 and Q4
As part of its new report on what’s in store for the games industry for the remainder of the year, analyst firm Screen Digest has claimed that global publishing giants EA and Activision-Blizzard will account for 75 per cent of all releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii this Q3. …
Read More »Take Two and EA begin secret talks
Take Two and EA have both signed a confidentiality agreement that will see any possible takeover remain a secret affair until the deed is done. EA has extended its bid for the Rockstar parent five times since February – but there will be no more public announcements in future. The …
Read More »EA to build 200-strong sports game QA centre in USA
Publisher partners with Louisiana Department of Economic Development to create EA Sports testing team
Read More »LEIPZIG 08: Sims 3 release date confirmed
EA has announced that The Sims 3 will be released globally on February 20th, on PC and via digital download. The publisher confirmed at the Leipzig Game Convention this morning that a Collector’s Edition will also be in stores on the same date. The limited edition SKU will include the …
Read More »LEIPZIG 08: EA developing new Wii tennis title
EA has announced a new Wii tennis title for 2009, which will make use of the MotionPlus technology first unveiled at E3 last month. EA has also secured the rights to set the game at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home of the Wimbledon tennis championships. For the full …
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